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Monsanto Co (XSWX:MOO) Total Assets : CHF21,224 Mil (As of Feb. 2018)


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What is Monsanto Co Total Assets?

Monsanto Co's Total Assets for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2018 was CHF21,224 Mil.

Total Assets is connected with ROA %. Monsanto Co's annualized ROA % for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2018 was 24.72%. Total Assets is also linked to Revenue through Asset Turnover. Monsanto Co's Asset Turnover for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2018 was 0.21.


Monsanto Co Total Assets Historical Data

The historical data trend for Monsanto Co's Total Assets can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Monsanto Co Total Assets Chart

Monsanto Co Annual Data
Trend Aug08 Aug09 Aug10 Aug11 Aug12 Aug13 Aug14 Aug15 Aug16 Aug17
Total Assets
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 19,136.93 19,941.00 21,229.52 19,165.63 20,592.75

Monsanto Co Quarterly Data
May13 Aug13 Nov13 Feb14 May14 Aug14 Nov14 Feb15 May15 Aug15 Nov15 Feb16 May16 Aug16 Nov16 Feb17 May17 Aug17 Nov17 Feb18
Total Assets Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 21,394.37 21,468.62 20,592.75 22,939.34 21,223.69

Monsanto Co Total Assets Calculation

Total Assets are all the assets a company owns.

From the capital sources of the assets, some of the assets are funded through shareholder's paid in capital and retained earnings of the business. Others are funded through borrowed money.

Monsanto Co's Total Assets for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2017 is calculated as

Total Assets=Total Equity (A: Aug. 2017 )+Total Liabilities (A: Aug. 2017 )
=6233.907+14358.837
=20,593

Monsanto Co's Total Assets for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2018 is calculated as

Total Assets=Total Equity (Q: Feb. 2018 )+Total Liabilities (Q: Feb. 2018 )
=7265.093+13958.596
=21,224

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Monsanto Co  (XSWX:MOO) Total Assets Explanation

Total Assets is connected with ROA %.

Monsanto Co's annualized ROA % for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2018 is

ROA %=Net Income (Q: Feb. 2018 )/( (Total Assets (Q: Nov. 2017 )+Total Assets (Q: Feb. 2018 ))/ count )
=5459.58/( (22939.344+21223.689)/ 2 )
=5459.58/22081.5165
=24.72 %

Note: The Net Income data used here is four times the quarterly (Feb. 2018) data.

In the article Joining The Dark Side: Pirates, Spies and Short Sellers, James Montier reported that In their US sample covering the period 1968-2003, Cooper et al find that firms with low asset growth outperformed firms with high asset growth by an astounding 20% p.a. equally weighted. Even when controlling for market, size and style, low asset growth firms outperformed high asset growth firms by 13% p.a. Therefore a company with fast asset growth may underperform.

Total Assets is linked to total revenue through Asset Turnover.

Monsanto Co's Asset Turnover for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2018 is

Asset Turnover
=Revenue (Q: Feb. 2018 )/( (Total Assets (Q: Nov. 2017 )+Total Assets (Q: Feb. 2018 ))/ count )
=4695.275/( (22939.344+21223.689)/ 2 )
=4695.275/22081.5165
=0.21

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Therefore, if a company grows its Total Assets faster than its Revenue, the Asset Turnover will decline. This might be a warning sign for the business.

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Monsanto Co (XSWX:MOO) Business Description

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Originally a chemical company, Monsanto has morphed into an agricultural giant, focusing on seeds and crop-protection products. In a major breakthrough, Monsanto introduced the first genetically modified crop seeds in 1996 and has remained the industry leader through new product development and licensing agreements. Monsanto continues to focus on bringing new biotechnology traits to market to improve farmer yields and productivity.